Retraining to be a plumber

[AtW]

Hairdressers and beauty £55,736

Hairdressers, salon managers, Sales assistants £17,911

I can see that these figures make a lot of sense. Are they government figures?

Makes sense - in the first case hairdressers are beautify, and all the rest fall into the other category.

HTH

[Diver]

ROTFLMFAO....

I just pasted the scale from the C & G site for prospective wages for skilled trades

[gingerjedi]

Professions Average salary

Plumbers £42,076
Engineering technicians professionals £49,806

I know a guy who used to be involved in quality and inspection for Westland Helicopters, I was involved in planning an production for the same firm, he retrained as a plumber and I laughably now call myself an IT professional, if the wages were that good do you think either of us would have bothered?

[DimPrawn]

Hairdressers and beauty £55,736

Hairdressers, salon managers, Sales assistants £17,911

I can see that these figures make a lot of sense. Are they government figures?

[arthur_cider]

Retrain to be a plumber ?

I've been in IT for 22 years, over 2 weekends I'd ripped out the kitchen and bathroom and refitted the lot

WHAT TRAINING?

[beaker]

I considered medicine but couldn't handle the blood and guts, weird growths etc...

Leisure and sports instructors managers £79,889??

[Diver]

Table 1: Future earnings league table

Professions Average salary

IT professionals £54,181
Information and communication technology managers £55,636
Railway maintenance £49,611
Construction and works managers £49,404
Workers’ national £44,830
Executives’ national average £70,865
Plumbers £42,076 Property, housing and land managers£52,793
Electricians £37,824 Electronic and electrical engineers £53,071
Engineering £37,240
Engineering technicians professionals £49,806
Realistic national average £36,606 £52,576
Mechanics £33,445
Garage managers and vehicle trades proprietors £32,221
Building trades £28,589
Construction and works managers £49,404
Social care £27,301
Residential and assistants day care managers £38,609
Call centre £26,539
Quality and customer operatives care managers £48,197
Chefs/cooks £26,256 Restaurant and catering managers £35,680
Security guards £25,392
Protective service officers £70,573
Beauticians and £21,520
Hairdressers and beauty £55,736
Hairdressers, salon managers, Sales assistants £17,911
Retail and distribution managers £39,728
Fitness £17,634
Leisure and sports instructors managers £79,889

[DimPrawn]

If you were going to retrain in anything, surely going back and doing a medical degree would make the most sense, with the aim of becoming a GP.

1. Lots of young medical student girlies.
2. £250,000 pa for diagnosing a cold http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/new...salaries.shtml

[Bagpuss]

Would be interested to hear how those contractors who were going to retrain to be plumbers went on?

How is the world of the trapped stool in the u-bend?